Notre Dame's Paul Hornung, 1956 winner: Hornung, running back for Green Bay, was fined and suspended from the NFL indefinitely in 1963 for betting on games. According to ESPN Classic, he admitted to gambling, but said he never bet against the Packers. His suspension was lifted before the 1964 season. less

Notre Dame's Paul Hornung, 1956 winner: Hornung, running back for Green Bay, was fined and suspended from the NFL indefinitely in 1963 for betting on games. According to ESPN Classic, he admitted to gambling, ... more

LSU's Billy Cannon, 1959 winner: After a 10-year career in the AFL and NFL, Cannon was involved in a counterfeiting scheme in the 1980s. According to ESPN's "Outside the Lines," he and a gang of friends turned amateurish crooks manufactured more than $6 million in $100 bills, and Cannon buried some of the fake money in Igloo coolers. Cannon served more than two years in a Texas federal prison. less

LSU's Billy Cannon, 1959 winner: After a 10-year career in the AFL and NFL, Cannon was involved in a counterfeiting scheme in the 1980s. According to ESPN's "Outside the Lines," he and a gang of friends turned ... more

USC's O.J. Simpson, 1968 winner: The poster boy for Heisman winners gone wrong, Simpson made headlines in 1995 when he was tried for and acquitted in the 1994 murders of wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. In 1997, Simpson was found liable in their deaths by a civil court, and ordered to pay $33.5 million in damages. Half a dozen miscellaneous accusations later, Simpson was convicted in 2008 for an armed robbery in a Las Vegas hotel room and sentenced to 33 years. less

USC's O.J. Simpson, 1968 winner: The poster boy for Heisman winners gone wrong, Simpson made headlines in 1995 when he was tried for and acquitted in the 1994 murders of wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald ... more

Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers, 1972 winner: Rodgers holds the distinction of being the only convicted felon to win a Heisman. According to LostLettermen.com, Rodgers and several others decided to rob a gas station during Rodgers' freshman season, after which Rodgers pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years probation. less

Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers, 1972 winner: Rodgers holds the distinction of being the only convicted felon to win a Heisman. According to LostLettermen.com, Rodgers and several others decided to rob a gas station ... more

Pittsburgh's Tony Dorsett, 1976 winner: Before winning the Heisman and joining the Dallas Cowboys, Dorsett caused a controversy in 1973, when he had a son out of wedlock. That child was Anthony Dorsett, who also went on to an NFL career. less

Pittsburgh's Tony Dorsett, 1976 winner: Before winning the Heisman and joining the Dallas Cowboys, Dorsett caused a controversy in 1973, when he had a son out of wedlock. That child was Anthony Dorsett, who ... more

Oklahoma's Billy Sims, 1978 winner: After four years in the NFL in the 1980s, Sims blew millions through numerous bad business deals and risky investments, filing for bankruptcy in 1990, USA Today reported. The paper reported he also spent a month in jail in 1998 after failing to pay $32,900 in child support to a daughter born in Norman, Okla. less

Oklahoma's Billy Sims, 1978 winner: After four years in the NFL in the 1980s, Sims blew millions through numerous bad business deals and risky investments, filing for bankruptcy in 1990, USA Today reported. The ... more

USC's Charles White, 1979 winner: White admitted in a 1997 interview with Sports Illustrated that he was battling a cocaine addiction while playing for the Cleveland Browns in the early 1980s, and suspended from the Los Angeles Rams in 1988 for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy. He retired at the end of that season. less

USC's Charles White, 1979 winner: White admitted in a 1997 interview with Sports Illustrated that he was battling a cocaine addiction while playing for the Cleveland Browns in the early 1980s, and suspended ... more

Nebraska's Mike Rozier, 1983 winner: After retiring from the NFL, Rozier told the Philadelphia Inquirer during an autograph session in 1996 that he had been shot three times, including once in the hand. "It was a freak accident," Rozier told the paper at the time. "A young man was on drugs, drunk, and, you know, drugs and guns don't mix. I know the guy. We were talking for about a good 45 minutes before he pulled a gun and started shooting." less

Nebraska's Mike Rozier, 1983 winner: After retiring from the NFL, Rozier told the Philadelphia Inquirer during an autograph session in 1996 that he had been shot three times, including once in the hand. "It was ... more

Oklahoma State's Barry Sanders, 1988 winner: Sanders, a running back for the Detroit Lions, got into a dispute with the team over his contract after he retired. The Lions sued Sanders, and in 2000 Sport Illustrated reported an arbitrator ruled that Sanders had to repay $1.833 million, one-sixth of an $11 million signing bonus received in 1997, to the team. less

Oklahoma State's Barry Sanders, 1988 winner: Sanders, a running back for the Detroit Lions, got into a dispute with the team over his contract after he retired. The Lions sued Sanders, and in 2000 Sport ... more

BYU's Ty Detmer, 1990 winner (left) and Florida State's Chris Weinke, 2000 winner: After their NFL careers, Detmer and Weinke were both employed as executives in the athlete services division of Triton Financial, an Austin-based investment firm. The Austin American-Statesman reported in 2009 that the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a securities fraud lawsuit against Triton Financial and its founder and CEO, Kurt Barton, who was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for a litany of charges in 2011. Neither Weinke nor Detmer is named in the federal or state documents, the Statesman reported. Detmer told the San Antonio Express-News in 2011 that he had invested a lot of his own money with Triton, and said of Barton, “I thought I knew the guy.” less

BYU's Ty Detmer, 1990 winner (left) and Florida State's Chris Weinke, 2000 winner: After their NFL careers, Detmer and Weinke were both employed as executives in the athlete services division of Triton ... more

Florida State's Charlie Ward, 1993 winner: The only Heisman winner to go on to an NBA career, Ward caused a controversy when it was reported in the New York Times Magazine in 2001 that he made some disparaging remarks about Jews. He later apologized. less

Florida State's Charlie Ward, 1993 winner: The only Heisman winner to go on to an NBA career, Ward caused a controversy when it was reported in the New York Times Magazine in 2001 that he made some disparaging ... more

Michigan's Charles Woodson, 1997 winner: A slight controversy: Woodson, a wine enthusiast, has his own label, but has been warned by the NFL not to market it himself because of the league's alcohol policy, according to a 2008 report by the Detriot Free-Press. less

Michigan's Charles Woodson, 1997 winner: A slight controversy: Woodson, a wine enthusiast, has his own label, but has been warned by the NFL not to market it himself because of the league's alcohol policy, ... more

Texas' Ricky Williams, 1998 winner: Williams received numerous punishments for substance abuse during his NFL career. After his fourth violation of the NFL's drug policy, he was suspended for the 2006 season. In July 2013, the Express-News reported that Williams in talks for a coaching position at San Antonio's University of the Incarnate Word. less

Texas' Ricky Williams, 1998 winner: Williams received numerous punishments for substance abuse during his NFL career. After his fourth violation of the NFL's drug policy, he was suspended for the 2006 season. ... more

USC's Reggie Bush, 2005 winner: In 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that the NCAA was investigating USC for allegations that former star athletes, including Bush, had received gifts. In 2010, the NCAA ruled that Bush had received gifts and USC was given four years probation and forced to vacate its wins from 2005, Bush's Heisman season, among other sanctions. Later that year, Bush forfeited his Heisman title. less

USC's Reggie Bush, 2005 winner: In 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that the NCAA was investigating USC for allegations that former star athletes, including Bush, had received gifts. In 2010, the NCAA ruled ... more

Auburn's Cam Newton, 2010 winner: Before he won the Heisman at Auburn, Newton was suspended by Florida after he was arrested for stealing a laptop in 2008, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The charges were later dropped. less

Auburn's Cam Newton, 2010 winner: Before he won the Heisman at Auburn, Newton was suspended by Florida after he was arrested for stealing a laptop in 2008, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The charges were ... more

Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel, 2012 winner: Manziel was arrested in June 2012 in the College Station's Northgate bar district on charges of fighting, failure to identify himself and carrying two fake licenses, according to San Antonio Express-News archives. In July 2013, Manziel pled guilty to failing to identify himself to police, receiving a fine of $2,000, two days in jail and $232 in court costs, Brazos County attorney Rod Anderson told the Express-News, adding that Manziel won't spend any time in jail, since he was behind bars after his arrest. The other charges against the quarterback were dropped. less

Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel, 2012 winner:Manziel was arrested in June 2012 in the College Station's Northgate bar district on charges of fighting, failure to identify himself and carrying two fake licenses, ... more

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Florida State's Jameis Winston, 2013 winner: Before he was accused of shoplifting, Winston was also accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2012. The complaint was re-opened in November 2013, and just days before Winston was awarded the Heisman, the Tallahassee Police Department closed the investigation without filing charges. less

Florida State's Jameis Winston, 2013 winner: Before he was accused of shoplifting, Winston was also accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2012. The complaint was re-opened in November 2013, and just days ... more